The Emperor Who Loves Me Dearly

Her golden hair flows below her waist in a soft windy afternoon, the calm waves of the ocean were clear to everyone's hearing. The eyes of hundreds of people were hammered on the beautiful lady walking down slowly in the middle. 

A smile can be seen on her radiant face through the transparent patterned veil. 

'Look at my handsome hubby and his perfectly tied necktie done by yours truly' she chuckled at the thought. Years ago, she tied his knot in a chaotic way, three years now, she knotted it again and it was absolutely mesmerizing. Practice really does make someone perfect. 

Her feet were not cold, compared to the first time she had done this. It was as if a part of her was already comfortable at this giddy yet warm feeling regardless of how many people are looking and even if there's a live broadcast of what's happening right now. 

(Flashback)

After she returned back home to Theavarian Empire with an angered Lilie (All due to Dominick's doing) the Miracle drug that was on Logan wore off and he's back to becoming her Adam, sweet, seductive, and as usual, silly. The three S of the mighty emperor that no one will be able to fully see if they are not the empire's beauty, Celestia. 

Known to be a tyrant, a love-less man, the entire population was shocked to see the face of their emperor, Daxon Logan Ruwedor Fergus in such a state, he was beaming with happiness and his gray orbs sparkled whilst he waited patiently for the arrival of someone...someone the empire isn't familiar with. 

Is it perhaps the empress, Astrid Vega, whom he is waiting for? 

After all, they haven't seen their empress anywhere for a month or two, maybe she took a vacation somewhere privately? 

But he never waited in the public airport, nor the empress took the airplane on this airport too as they have their own private jets and airplanes. 

Mhmm, maybe, their empress is probably pregnant with the Emperor's child and resided somewhere else in disguise...that would certainly explain the peculiar behavior of His Majesty. 

After all, Astrid hid the twins before too. 

Another heir that will continue his bloodline will stir his stone-built heart, surely this time. 

The crowd grew larger and larger, reporters swarm everywhere and even the high-ranking CEOs became interested. It was the peak on every television channel all over the world. 

They waited for their Empress arrival and the Emperor who values time more than everything waited with a gentle smile plastered on his face. 

He stood still for five minutes...for ten minutes...for half an hour, an hour, to two hours. The people started pressing their timer and began betting on how long will the dignified and impatient emperor wait. 

Almost all from the general public took their chance to earn money, after all, this will be easy! 

The emperor they knew will only stay there for 2 minutes maximum! 

And boy, their face was filled with disappointment when the emperor waited there from morning to early afternoon...they are all wrong in all aspects of their assumptions! 

First, about the time their ruler will stop waiting.

Second, about who the person he waited is. 

And lastly, about the fact that their empress was not pregnant...

Little did the people knew, amongst all the wrong assumptions they made that day, the only thing that was right, was the fact that Astrid Vega was indeed pregnant with an Emperor's child. 

It was as if that day, the world stopped revolving, gravity didn't work, and the Earth became flat, everyone's eyes refused to blink and after hours of waiting, the woman whom the greatest emperor waited for came down the airplane along with other passengers who are confused what's happening upon their arrival. 

Some blinked and stopped midway, others looked around at the commotion happening, all of the passengers were petrified and some were amused, a world-famous actress was also on that travel and she thought that her disguise was busted by the reporters. 

She smiled hauntingly and removed her wig and eyeglasses, it's no use hiding when they already predicted her actions!

She was ready to wave hands at her thousands of fans when the smile on her face curved down and her forehead wrinkled. 

No matter how much she thinks, this situation can't be right...why would the Emperor be there...waiting for her...

Is he a fan?

"No, no, no, he might not even know me!" she whispered to herself. But what if he wants to make her his concubine? Or his queen, next to the current empress? 

Mhm, that might be the case. 

"I should've worn something fancier today! Argh..." she frustratingly said then immediately combed her hair using her hands and composing herself, she even practiced how to respond when Emperor Daxon proposes his question. 

Her heels were about to shift towards the direction of Logan when a pair of sneakers overpass her as if she's not worth looking at. Two girls and one boy. One of them having golden hair. 

Anger began filling her mind and she was about to grab the woman's hair when a bodyguard abruptly held her arm. 

"Why--You! Don't you know me?" she hissed at the bulky man. 

"I don't and I don't care who you are, you tried to hurt the Emperor's...." he stopped midway, unsure if he can continue uttering such words, words that were once forbidden by the emperor himself. However, Logan specified to all of Celestia's bodyguards to call her that whenever one asks a question. It was a strange order. 

"The Emperor's WHAT?" her blood was already boiling and after the guard cleared his throat for the second time, he finally responded. 

"...the Emperor's...beloved" 

"WHAT?!" that sentence doesn't make sense, and the actress was left dumbfounded twice when she saw with her two own eyes...the emperor kneeling with one of the largest jewels in the whole world. 

And at that time, everyone agreed that what happened is a miracle. 

Love returned to the lonely and desolate land of Theavarian Empire. 

Days passed by, people began wondering what will happen with the empress, Astrid Vega, many citizens felt that she was wronged by the Emperor, that she deserves more, some even thought that Celestia was a cunning and evil woman. 

Of course, they can't rally nor attack her personally, they can't even express their opinions on that matter in fear that the hidden beast inside their Emperor will return. 

Grayson was one of those rabid mad about what happened. When he heard the news, the thought of Astrid being alone pierced his heart and he even thought of waging a war against Logan...but then, he remembered the contract between him and Astrid...his Astrid...

"No strings attached." he breathed deeply. The miracle drug was already in effect to him, but he was the exception to some of its effects because even after taking it, his heart longs to hold her delicate figure. Looking through the glass strained window, he huffed and whispered..."Take care of yourself, dearest Astrid..." 

All those horrible rumors died down after they saw that for months, in each of those days, Celestia, the new empress persevered to be closer to the people, despite their scrunched faces.

She wasn't as perfect and refined as Astrid, but something in her being the empress felt right. 

They can't get the gist of it, but they feel and see it. 

She was living proof that even if a person isn't good at all aspects, she can still be beautiful especially on the inside. 

And maybe...her mellow heart was what their Emperor needed to fill the void in his heart. 

After some time, the existence of the twins was corrected, their true mother was Celestia! And even if they wondered where Astrid Vega had gone to, one thing was clear, she's not as innocent as she seems.

She tried to get what wasn't hers and fooled the public that they were her children. 

Because of that, they no longer cared where she had gone to...

(End of flashback) 

Celestia's bulging round belly made her shine even more and as she gets closer to her third husband, Logan, she laughed at how he was crying again. 

"Hubby...how many times have you cried during our wedding? I get it when you cried on our first...but on our fourth wedding?" she whispered softly followed by a chuckle. 

With this Logan wiped the sides of his eyes and smiled back, "How can I not cry every time I get the chance to marry you? My tears won't stop falling every time I look at you, the carrier of my children, and of my heart..." 

"You've become more tender as each year passes by, I'm pretty sure the word ' The Tyrant Ruler' won't be associated with you anymore" she laughed heartily. 

Her life was full of thorns before but now it continually blooms every second she spends with Logan..with her Adam. 

"Sure, laugh as you can Eve, later at night, our fourth honeymoon will happen again" he smirked after erasing the traces of his tears. 

A light slap on his arm landed, and Celestia whispered with emphasis, "How can you say that? I am already pregnant with your eighth child! Why don't you try inventing something that can make you pregnant instead?" she harrumphed. 

In those three years, they had been together, Aiden and Eden were followed by Elisse...then another twin named Astea and Imran, then Ashernina...and their one-year-old baby, Damon...

And now she's on her way to giving birth to their eighth child! 

My, the whole empire envies the young couple, always full of stamina. 

The palace also became rowdier and livelier with one or two newborns each year, the midwife hardly even leaves the palace anymore. 

With no further ado, their fourth wedding ceremony started and during the cermony, Celestia screamed...her water broke and the hundred visitors panicked. 

"Damn you, Fergus. No more child next year" she threatened, her curses were still minimal but each time she gives birth, she becomes a cursing machine like her husband. 

"Mhm, what about the year after next?" he smirked, but deep inside him, he still feels nervous about his wife undergoing childbirth. 

Silent prayers were muttered by him...

And as if the gods had always been listening, Celestia successfully gave birth to another child. 

"I love you, today, the next day, the following year, and forever," he whispered, his hair was disheveled and his tuxedo was already removed.

He wiped the sweat on Celestia's forehead. She was sleeping soundly. 

"This is a little secret of mine, but the reason why I am overjoyed when we're having a new baby is that they are the proof that you gave me a heart, that you are my heart and they are a piece of our hearts combined." 

"I still have much to ask forgiveness for, but each year, with one wedding every year, I will prove to you...I am your Adam and you are my Eve, and even if we fell down, crumbled, and tempted by the snake before, our ending is already written in the stars, and it's beautiful...it's happy..." 

"My heart, my secret keeper, my other self...and the person who accepted what I am lacking, thank you for coming and making this wretched man, complete...apparently love isn't so bad as I thought it was before, it doesn't make anyone irrational but rather gives another pair of eyes to a logical man"

"You made me understand what the brain cannot comprehend, and sometimes, it doesn't need facts nor data for it to be correct, because being with you, it feels alright to succ.u.mb to this feeling" 

"Happy fourth honeymoon and to more weddings to come...my wifey" he gently smiled and kissed her forehead. 

-The End-